This Day In Wrestling History – January 9th

2009- Steve Austin was announced as leading the 2009 WWE Hall of Fame class

2009- WWE continued with layoffs of their staff, even firing Vince McMahohon’s two limo drivers. WWE also officially announced they were laying off 10% of their staff. Also released were: Kevin Thorne, Bam Neeley, Referee Jimmy Korderas, D’Lo Brown, Val Venis, & Producer Tim White

2012- WWE announced Edge & The Four Horsemen were going into the WWE Hall of Fame

Events
In 1993, The WWF holds an afternoon event at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts:
– Crush defeated Skinner.
– Terry Taylor defeated Jason Knight (subbing for Lance Cassidy).
– WWF Tag Team Champions Money, Inc. (Ted DiBiase and IRS) defeated The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) to retain the title, when IRS pinned Sags after hitting him with hier briefcase. The Nastys won the match originally after DiBiase collided with Sags and Knobbs pinned DiBiase, but the match was restarted due to Knobbs not being the legal man in the ring.
– The Undertaker pinned Papa Shango after a chokeslam.
– Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Typhoon after a diving headbutt.
– WWF Champion Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair in a 60-minute Iron Man Match, three falls to two, to retain the title

In 2005, WWE New Year’s Revolution was the first WWE PPV to be held in Puerto Rico, specifically, in San Juan. The event got off to a somewhat inauspicious start, with 3 injuries (to Regal, Eugene & Lita) in the first two matches

– Eugene & William Regal defeat Christian & Tyson Tomko to retain the World Tag Team Titles
– Trish Stratus defeats Lita to win the WWE Womens Title
– Shelton Benjamin twice defeats Maven to retain the WWE Intercontinental Title. Benjamin won the first match, Maven challenged him again, only to lose again in 5 seconds
– Triple H defeats Edge, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Batista & Randy Orton in an Elimination Chamber Match with Shawn Michaels as special guest referee to win the vacant World Heavyweight Title